Medicines, Pharmacy and Prescribing Initiative of the Year

HSJ Awards 2024 - Medicines, Pharmacy and Prescribing Initiative of the Year
Medicines, Pharmacy and Prescribing Initiative of the Year
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Getting the right medicines to the right patients at the right time is key to improving outcomes, reducing waste, and making NHS resources go further. As the health system focuses on safer prescribing, reducing unnecessary medication use, and ensuring better access, medicines management is driving efficiency and innovation across care settings.

This award recognises NHS-led initiatives that are transforming medicines, pharmacy and prescribing - whether by tackling overprescribing, improving medication adherence, driving cost-effective prescribing, or optimising community pharmacy services within public and third-sector partnerships. By leveraging workforce changes, funding opportunities, and cross-sector collaboration, these projects demonstrate how smarter medicines use can unlock better outcomes for patients and the NHS alike.

Judges will look for tangible impact—cost savings, efficiency gains, or improved patient outcomes—alongside strong collaboration and innovation in medicines and prescribing.

Eligibility

Open to NHS organisations and wider public health and care third-sector organisations working in partnership with the NHS who have made real progress in driving transformation through medicines and prescribing. 

Ambition

  • Describe the scope of the initiative – what problem were you trying to address, what did you set out to achieve
  • Why was a transformation through medicines and prescribing an appropriate solution?
  • Describe how the new integrated care operating environment enabled the transformation or initiative, what makes this a new and innovative project
  • Who was involved in the project? Detail any partnerships or collaborative working across multi-disciplinary teams.

Outcome

  • Provide specific examples of any new processes, roles, technologies, or ways of working that have been implemented
  • Describe any direct short and long-term financial impacts of the project – whether direct or indirect
  • Evidence how the project has improved patient care, experience or outcomes. This must have a quantitative aspect but can include qualitative feedback as well.
  • Share qualitative feedback from stakeholders across care systems and collaborations about the benefits realised in your supporting information

Spread

  • How has this initiative been rolled out across your organisation or system?
  • Evidence any efforts made to share your best practice examples with others in the NHS
  • Discuss the potential for this project to deliver positive outcomes elsewhere 

Value

  • Share how the project supports wider goals relating to population health and reducing health inequalities
  • How has the project unlocked cost savings, efficiencies and value for the organisation and/or system?
  • Provide both qualitative and quantitative evidence that demonstrate better health outcomes as a result of this initiative
  • Discuss any other benefits realised by the initiative or transformation project, both intended and unforeseen

Involvement

  • Explain how partnership working was established across the ICS and with wider stakeholders involved with the project? How was buy-in achieved?
  • How were patients involved in the successful co-creation and delivery of the project?
  • If a third-party partner was involved in the work describe how they worked with stakeholders

Medicines, Pharmacy and Prescribing Initiative of the Year

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